Spring 2020

Letter from the Chair

Thanks to the COVID-19 crisis, this academic year came to an end with a bang! In March and April, professors and students alike scrambled to teach and learn in new ways,…

Interview with Elvia Andía Grágeda, Coordinator of the Quechua Language Program - Part 1

For Elvia Andía Grágeda, the coordinator of SPPO’s Quechua Language Program, educating people about the Quechua language and culture is not only important, but deeply personal. She grew up in an…

2019 Andean and Amazonian Studies Events Celebrating the "International Year of Indigenous Languages"

Andean & Amazonian Studies and Quechua Language & Culture leadership at OSU planned several events in 2019 to celebrate the “International Year of Indigenous Languages”. The Department of…

Student Interviews Student: Learning More about The Spanish and Portuguese Club at OSU

For this article, we asked Alyssa Guerini, one of our current Department of Spanish and Portuguese undergraduate student workers, to sit down with an undergraduate peer, Blake Shiplett, for a student…

Interview with Dr. Elizabeth Davis: Exploring Her Research on the Literature and Culture of Early Modern Spain

2019-2020 marks the 27th academic year that Dr. Elizabeth Davis has been part of OSU’s Department of Spanish & Portuguese. Unfortunately for us, it is also her last, as she will soon begin her…

Catching up with SPPO Award Recipient & Alumna Ally Goldman

Ally Goldman has held a special place in her heart for Spanish since the 6th grade. As Ally progressed in her education, her love for Spanish continued to grow; it quickly became the subject that she…